[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR645.255]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 645--PROVISIONS GOVERNING WELFARE-TO-WORK GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart B--General Program and Administrative Requirements
 
Sec. 645.255  What nondiscrimination protections apply to participants in Welfare-to-Work programs?

    (a) All participants in WtW programs under this part shall have such 
rights as are available under all applicable Federal, State and local 
laws prohibiting discrimination, and their implementing regulations, 
including:
    (1) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.);
    (2) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794);
    (3) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
seq.); and
    (4) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et 
seq.).
    (b) Participants in work activities, as defined in section 407(a) of 
the Social Security Act, operated with WtW funds, shall not be 
discriminated against because of gender. Participants alleging gender 
discrimination may file a complaint using the State's grievance system 
procedures as described in Sec. 645.270 of this subpart (section 
403(a)(5)(J)(iii)) of the Act). Participants alleging gender 
discrimination in WtW programs conducted by One-Stop partners as part of 
the One-Stop delivery system may file a complaint using the complaint 
processing procedures developed and published by the State in accordance 
with the requirements of 29 CFR 37.70-37.80.
    (c) Complaints alleging discrimination in violation of any 
applicable Federal, State or local law, such as Title VII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), Title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), the Pregnancy 
Discrimination Act (42 U.S.C. 2000e (paragraph k)), or Section 188 of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.

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2938), as well as those listed in paragraph (a) of this section, shall 
be processed in accordance with those laws and the implementing 
regulations.
    (d) Questions about or complaints alleging a violation of the 
nondiscrimination laws in paragraph (a) of this section may be directed 
or mailed to the Director, Civil Rights Center, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Room N-4123, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210 
for processing.